Jerry Lee Lewis: a thrilling one-of-a-kind showman who was mired in scandal
Alexis Petridis
Jerry Lee Lewis – a life in pictures
Jerry Lee Lewis obituary
Jerry Lee Lewis, notorious US rock’n’roll star, dies aged 87
May 2022
Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind review – Ethan Coen’s amazing tribute to the Killer
The Coen brother goes solo to put together a documentary about the shamanic wild man of early rock’n’roll, who reinvented himself as a country and gospel act
June 2020
The 100 greatest UK No 1 singles
The 100 greatest UK No 1s: 100-1
Look back on our complete countdown of the greatest UK No 1s, from the Beatles to Baby D, and So Solid Crew to Suzi Quatro
May 2020
The 100 greatest UK No 1 singles
The 100 greatest UK No 1s: No 15, Jerry Lee Lewis – Great Balls of Fire
The 1957 rock’n’roll hit is still one of the most lascivious songs ever recorded
October 2019
Nick Tosches: the writer who made his prose rock'n'roll
Tosches, who has died aged 69, wrote about everything from drugs to modern art – and his punkish music writing pricked the pretensions of his peers
April 2019
Too toxic to touch? Tribute acts in the age of #MeToo
You’d think it’d be a hard time to be a Michael Jackson impersonator – yet business is booming for some acts mimicking problematic stars. Jack Needham finds out more
March 2019
Rock’n’roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis suffers minor stroke
American musician, 83, expected to make full recovery, according to representative
March 2018
Best podcasts of the week
Disgraceland: rock'n'roll's worst hellraisers – podcasts of the week
A new pod looks into the most egregious moments in rock’s back catalog, while a Radiotopia show focuses on ‘Satan’s six-legged messengers’
March 2017
Chuck wrote history of rock’n’roll music
Letters: His set of classic rock’n’roll numbers was explosive
December 2015
Best culture 2015
Our favourite music interviews of 2015: Prince, Kendrick, Blur, Björk and more
Goofing out with Joanna Newsome, an endurance event with Blur, and the fear and the fury of Jerry Lee Lewis … meeting the stars held unknown highlights for our writers this year
October 2015
Readers recommend
Readers recommend: songs about scandal
Sex, drugs, money, sport, politics or hypocrisy? Sift through your songs to craft a collection of controversy, exposing the wrongs that pretend to be rights, says Peter Kimpton
September 2015
Jerry Lee Lewis review – a rare, authentic rock'n'roll jamboree
The Killer celebrates his 80th birthday with a jitterbugging throwback to his riot-inducing heyday
August 2015
Jerry Lee Lewis: ‘I worry about whether I'm going to heaven or hell’
